Pokemon GO Azumarill: Best moveset, counters, and is it any good?

Modified Feb 05, 2025 19:34 GMT

Pokemon GO Azumarill: Best moveset, counters, and performance check — Pokemon GO Azumarill's best moveset, counters, and competitive viability. (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Pokemon GO Azumarill is widely recognized as a promising contender for the Great League due to its bulkiness and capacity to resist various attacks. However, there is still a range of counters to Azumarill in PvP and PvE battles which trainers should be aware of. The creature's base evolution stage, Azurill, can be farmed by hatching 2 KM Eggs during the Small Yet Strong event.

This article covers Pokemon GO Azumarill's best movesets and counters. It also sheds light on the creature's viability in the game's PvP and PvE arenas.

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Pokemon GO Azumarill’s best moveset

Azumarill in the anime. (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Pokemon GO Azumarill best PvP moveset

Fast Attack: Bubble
Charged Attacks: Ice Beam and Play Rough

Pokemon GO Azumarill best PvE moveset

Water-type attacker

Fast Attack: Bubble
Charged Attack: Hydro Pump

Fairy-type attacker

Fast Attack: Bubble
Charged Attack: Play Rough

Is Azumarill good in Pokemon GO PvP and PvE?

Azumarill in Pokemon GO PvP

Azumarill is one of the best Water-types in the Great League — and has retained this position for several seasons. This is because of its secondary Fairy typing, access to quick energy generating Fast Move, Bubble, as well as hard-hitting Charged Attacks — STAB Play Rough and Ice Beam for coverage. Being a bulky and defensively strong creature, Azumarill can take damage from various moves, without losing too much HP.

Since Azumarill’s combat power doesn’t allow it to go toe-to-toe against powerful foes in the Ultra League and Master League, it is not suitable in these formats.

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Azumarill PvP’s rating (Source: PvPoke)

Great League: #17
Ultra League: #661
Master League: Unranked

Azumarill in Pokemon GO PvE

This Pokemon has little to contribute to battlers in PvE because it is not meant for attacking. As a result, it cannot help secure victories in Raids and cannot deal considerable damage to Gym defenders. However, it can hold its ground as a defender itself.

Also read: Pokemon GO Gym Attackers and Defenders tier list